Are we Living in the Last Days?

Question

Do you personally think we are living in the "last days"? This article will help all to understand and open their eyes to the truth of that question. Please, read this with an open heart and an open mind because your survival depends on it.

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As one of Jehovah's Witnesses, I will continue to let people know of these last days and hope that some will listen. But, I also realize that the following scripture is unfortunately being fulfilled even right here and now in this topic with ones that are ignoring this divine warning. You have been warned, but it's up to you to heed it.

Matthew 24:37-39 - "For just as the days of Noah were, so the presence of the Son of man will be. For as they were in those days before the flood, eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; and they took no note until the flood came and swept them all away, so the presence of the Son of man will be."

Answer 1

Yes we are 100% living in the last days! We see so many bad things going on that the Bible has predicted would happen. For the ones that say things that have been going on like this for a long time. Never has it been on this GRAND of a world wide scale!! Never!!! Plus, as I said, it is world wide also, not in just one location, everyone feels the effects of these last days.

Answer 2

All kinds of things are happening at present - the Maya (among others) are saying that the world is not going to end, but that a different time or "age" is being ushered in. So it is up to intelligent people to look into that, to investigate what we see happening around us. My suspicion is that we're living in the last days of the Age, not the last days of Earth. But it will be hugely traumatic, whatever happens and whatever way it happens. The ancient Hindu scripture, the Srimad Bhagavatam speaks of the conditions of the human race during the "last days," and it is not encouraging. It says that the human race will have lost its vitality and not be very intelligent - that dishonest, unqualified people will hold office & yet will be praised by others. We see this happening right now. The Hopi are watching, as are other Indian peoples in the USA -- for those who follow the ancient mathematical study of (real) astrology, the positions that the planets are increasingly indicating something very unsettling. Every method of divination is indicating that something is going to happen -- that our position is anything but stable -- millions will have to go back to growing and making their own food, making clothes, they'll have to raise animals to survive and those who can do nothing more than press buttons (remotes, radios, mini-calculators, MP3 players, cell phones, keyboards, microwave ovens, etc) will die because they won't know how to do anything. As for people "not believing the signs," we live in a very cynical, conceited, "know-it-all" age, and the results of that is that millions are not paying attention. The Italian volcano Vesuvius erupted in the year 79AD and in the mid 1940s -- now people seem to have forgotten what it's capable of and are living on its slopes! The evacuation plan can only handle 1/10 of the people who presently live there and illegal, runaway construction there is out of control. The highways will in no way be able to handle the huge exodus of people when that cone erupts. But it seems that those people just don't want to think about it. Will the volcano Cumbre Vieja near the Canary Islands "blow?" If it does and creates a tsunami, the eastern coast of the USA will be in danger of being obliterated. People say, "Omigod," but continue to live there. The world is growing more polluted by the minute, deadly toxins continue to be dumped into the oceans, into the air, the food is toxic, personal products (cremes, lotions, make-up, mouthwash, toothpastes, anti-perspirants) are hugely toxic - but no one seems to care. 192,000 more people are added to the world EACH DAY, and yet people go on planning big families and planning all the fun they're going to have. "And then the end came," said Jesus ...

Answer 3

There is no doubt about it. Paul's letter to Timothy is definitely true, we are living in critical times hard to deal with. For those poor souls who cannot read the "signs", the day will be upon them before they know it. Jesus said in Matthew 24 v 37 - 39, that just as the days of Noah,. And that is what it is, people are taking no note, laughing and ridiculing. But when the prophecy in Ezekiel 38 v 22 and 23 takes place, they DEFINATELY will have to KNOW JEHOVAH.

Answer 4

Jimmy Carter will become the Antichrist aka Dajjal (8th King in Rev. 17) and he will serve another term in office after the death of Obama (7th king).

The angel Gabriel told me in Aug. 1973 when i was in Phillipsbrug, Montana that Jimmy Carter will become the Anti-Christ, and that he is going to change his name, and divorce his wife!

Obama is going to die first and then the Anti-Christ aka Dajjal who was one of the previous 7 Presidents will take his place!

Rev. 17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, [and] the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

All 7 kings were all alive until the death of Ronald Reagan June 5, 2004 when George W. Bush was in office ;
1. Gerald Ford
2. Jimmy Carter
3. Ronald Reagan
4. George H. W. Bush
5. Bill Clinton

6. George W. Bush.... is spoken of in the present tense (and one is) because until Reagan died (June 5, 2004) all 7 were alive!

7. Barack Obama.......and one is yet to come! He will die a few days after he raises taxes!
Obama is also in Dan. 11:20
Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes [in] the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

Rev. 17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

Answer 5

yes we are in the last days. 2 timothy 3 verse 1 to 5 and matthew 24 verse 3- 14

Answer 6

Yes, I most certainly do! 2Tim.3:1-8 says it all. How could one NOT believe that we are living in the last days? Looking forward to the fulfillment of Rev. 21:3,4. What a glorious day that will be :)

Answer 7

well, i followed your instructions. i read through all the different "signs" for the end of the world with an open mind, but its still not convincing.

EACH and EVERY SINGLE reason or sign is nothing more than a vague generalization that could apply to mankind from today all the way back to pre-historic man. War, famine, greed, all those date back as far as man has been around.

honestly, the point of worshiping in a religion that awaits the end of the world seems like a waste of life. ENJOY life and live it to the end of your days instead of frightening yourself and others into spending life worrying about an end that will never come.

Answer 8

Harpazo = Rapture

END-TIME BIBLE PROPHECY

The Messiah Lord Jesus said BIRTH PANGS would signal the time of the end (Matthew 24:8). There are NINE birth pangs, they are all PRE-TRIBULATIONAL and the 1st three already occurred.

The first birth pang was worldwide conflict coupled with famines and earthquakes (Matthew 24:7-8). Worldwide conflict was fulfilled in 1914-1918, major famines happened in 1918-1921 and most of the world’s major earthquakes began to occur since 1900.

The second birth pang was the restoration of a Jewish State (Ezekiel 20:33-38; Ezekiel 22:17-22; Ezekiel 36:22-24; Zephaniah 2:1-2). This was fulfilled in 1948.

The third birth pang was Jewish control of the Old City of Jerusalem (Revelation 11:1-2). For the third Jewish Temple (Tribulation Temple) to be rebuilt, Jerusalem needs to be under Jewish control and this was accomplished in the Six Day War in 1967.

The fourth birth pang will be the Ezekiel 38 war. Russia, allied states of Iran, Ethiopia, Somalia, Germany and Armenia will invade Israel. God will miraculously destroy the invading army by earthquake, civil war among the invading soldiers, pestilence, blood, flood, hailstones, fire and brimstone. This will bring a revival in Israel where many Jews will turn to the Lord, and Israel will spend 7 years and 7 months burying the bodies and burning for fuel the military equipment left behind (Ezekiel 39:9-16).

The 5th birth pang will be the development of a one world government (Daniel 7:23-24).

The 6th birth pang will be the splitting of the one world government into 10 kingdoms and this Ten Kingdom Stage will continue until mid-Tribulation (Daniel 7:24).

The 7th birth pang will be the revelation of the Antichrist (II Thessalonians 2:1-3; Daniel 7:24).

The 8th birth pang will be a period of peace and false security that will be shattered by the Tribulation (1 Thessalonians 5:1-3).

The 9th and final birth pang before the Tribulation is the signing of the 7-year covenant between Israel and the Antichrist. THIS EVENT IS WHAT BEGINS THE (7-year) TRIBULATION - NOT THE RAPTURE!

The Rapture of the Church (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18) is also a pre-tribulational event (Luke 21:34-37; 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 19:6-8). The fact that the Church is not mentioned in any of the Tribulation Scriptures proves the Rapture is pre-tribulational. All raptured Christians will receive glorified bodies (Romans 8:22-23; 1 Corinthians 15:50-54)) and it can happen at any second.


THE FIRST HALF OF THE TRIBULATION (SUPPORTING VERSES IN REVELATION 6-9 AND 17)

The Ministry of 144,000 sealed Jewish believers will bring many throughout the world to accept Christ.

There will be a powerful Ministry of Two Witnesses who will also be anointed Jewish believers.

A one world religious system (Babylon the Harlot) will rule. Under this one world religious system, many who are saved during the Tribulation will suffer persecution and death.

The Political system of the 10 kings of the one world government will continue.

During the first half of the Tribulation there will also be war, worldwide famine, death (1/4 of the world’s population will die), a huge earthquake, a blackout and a meteor shower. 1/3 of earth’s dry surface will be destroyed, 1/3 sea life and salt water will be destroyed, a fallen angel called Wormwood will make 1/3 of earth’s fresh water bitter, 1/3 of earth’s natural light sources will be destroyed, there will be another blackout and demons in the form of “locust-scorpions” will come up out of the abyss led by Abaddon their king and they will inflict harm and pain for five months upon those who are not sealed by God (unbelievers). Another demonic invasion will occur and the demons involved will be led by four fallen angels who will be released from the Euphrates River and this army will kill 1/3 of the earth’s population.


MID-TRIBULATION (SUPPORTING VERSES IN REVELATION 10-14 AND 17)

The Antichrist will war against the 10 kings, and during the war the Antichrist will be killed.

Satan will be cast out of the atmospheric heavens onto earth and will resurrect the Antichrist.

The Antichrist will kill 3 kings (the kings of Syria, Egypt and Mesopotamia) and the 7 other kings will submit to him.

The Antichrist will kill the Two Witnesses in Jerusalem and the wicked people will celebrate this event. Three and a half days afterwards, God will resurrect the Two Witnesses and take them up to Heaven and the people who celebrated will become terrified. The city of Jerusalem where the murder of the Two Witnesses occurred will then suffer an earthquake which will kill 7,000 people.

The False Prophet will receive from Satan the power to perform great miracles and will deceive many. The False Prophet will command all people to worship the Antichrist and have persons create an image to the Antichrist. The False Prophet will use his satanic powers to give it life and the ability to speak. The False Prophet will cause those who refuse to worship the Antichrist and the image to be killed.

The False Prophet will issue his own counterfeit seal known as the Mark of the Beast and it will be placed on all those who surrender to the Antichrist’s authority and accept him as god. Those who refuse to take this mark will not be able to buy or sell. Those who take this mark will spend eternity in the Lake of Fire.

The Antichrist will break the seven-year covenant he made with Israel, cause the sacrifices to stop, sit in the Jewish Temple, declare to the world that he is really God and set up an idol called the Abomination of Desolation in the Temple (Daniel 9:27; Daniel 12:11; Matthew 24:15-16; 11Thessalonians 2:3-4; Revelation 13:11-15).

Through the Antichrist and the False Prophet, Satan will attempt to destroy the Jews once and for all but he will fail because 1/3 of the Jews will succeed in fleeing into the wilderness. These Jews who escape will accept the Lord Jesus as their Saviour during the Tribulation (Zechariah 13:7-9) and while they are in hiding, God will miraculously provide for them (Zechariah 13:8-9; Isaiah 41:17-20). Divine intervention will also destroy the pursuing army.


THE SECOND HALF OF THE TRIBULATION (SUPPORTING VERSES FOUND IN REVELATION 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)

In the second half of the Tribulation, those with the Mark of the Beast will suffer skin sores, the remainder of sea water and fresh water will be destroyed, the sun will cause terrible burns and the wicked will blaspheme God. There will be yet another blackout and persons will suffer gnawing pains.

Babylon will be the center of world economy and political system but Babylon will be swiftly destroyed by fire and become uninhabitable for man.

The Antichrist will locate the Jews who sought refuge in the wilderness and surround them with his armies to wipe them out. The Lord Jesus will then descend from Heaven with His angels and Saints. He will come with great glory riding upon a horse and will destroy the Antichrist, the False Prophet and all of their armies. After this, a loud voice will cry out “It is done!” followed by the greatest earthquake in the earth’s history and hail weighing 120 pounds will fall.

At the end of the Tribulation, there will be another blackout, the stars will fall from the sky and the heavenly bodies will be shaken (Matthew 24:29), the Antichrist and the False Prophet will be thrown into the eternal Lake of Fire and Satan will be cast into the Abyss and bound for 1,000 years.


THE MILLENNIUM

The Lord Jesus will reign over the entire earth during the Millennium. The Jewish and Gentile believers who survive the Tribulation will go on to populate the Millennium. Believers who died before and during the Tribulation and believers who were raptured will be present on earth during the Millennium and because they will have glorified bodies they will not reproduce. All believers will be given special tasks by the Lord Jesus (Revelation 20:4-6). There will be no wars (Isaiah 2:2-4), animals will return to the Edenic state and become vegetarians (Isaiah 11:6-9), people will not labour in vain but eat what they plant and inhabit what they build, there will be renovations in the heavens and earth and there will be righteous and unrighteous children born during the Millennium (Isaiah 65:17-25).

At the end of the Millennium, Satan will be loosed from the Abyss and will deceive and gather the unrighteous for a war against the righteous. This will be his final attempt to destroy the righteous and when the unrighteous of the Millennium surround the good people, God will send fire down from Heaven which will suddenly and massively annihilate all of the wicked people. Satan will then be cast into the Lake of Fire where he will remain in torment for eternity (Revelation 20:7-10).


THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT

The Great White Throne Judgment will be the next main event. The old heavens and earth will be done away with and all will stand before God’s throne to be judged (Revelation 20:11-12). Those whose names are not found written in the Book of Life will be cast into the Lake of Fire which will be their final and eternal abode (Revelation 20:14-15).


THE ETERNAL ORDER (REVELATION 21 AND 22)

Those whose names are found in the Book of Life will enjoy paradise with God forever. The heavens and earth will be made new and the New Jerusalem will come down upon the earth making the earth like Heaven. All curses from the fall will be removed and the earth will be inhabited by the Triune God (The Father, Son and Holy Spirit), all angels and all of the righteous. The seas, moon, night and sun will be done away with and the glory of God will illuminate the earth. The River of Life will flow from God’s throne, the Tree of Life will bear health-giving fruits and leaves and the name of Jesus will be on the foreheads of all of the righteous.


God’s Plan of Salvation for Us
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZkDk1GZ7do

Answer 9

Everyone has lived and is living in the last days from a spiritual standpoint. Every day really is the final day, for all we know and should be lived as if all the value you might have depends on how you live right now, this instant, this day. If you get another shot tomorrow, cool. If there turns out to be no tomorrow, cool. Right or wrong, live as if it all comes down to today.

Answer 10

Yes. According to the Bible, we are living in "critical times hard to deal with," in order words, we are living in the last days.